The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-07-07

/ they are sent to the publishers. 1t Is
in such an atmosphere of hapI
domestieity that George William Cur-
It's lives, his leisure moments being
ever occupied with the legion of friends
I, that find their way to his charming
island home.
| Tie .StO1y Of JHrtlakahHu by Henry
S. Welcome which has just been Is
sued by Saxon & Co., of this city, IS a
most valuable edition to American
Missionary Literature. The story
simply told is that of little settle
ment known by the name of " Meta
I kahtla," composed of North western
Indians of British Columbia, who,
under the leadership and patient IN
struction of Mr. Vim. Duncan, have
emerged from the state OF savage
heathenism, under which they existed
twenty-four years ago, into very re-
spectacle state of civillzation-orderlv,
temperate, and self-supporting. The
Missionary Society's oficialism and
the super serviceable orthodoxy have
SO I" muddled and marred" the fair
prospects of this community-irritated
and iusulted it-and nave SO inveigled
| the Canadian Government into its sup
port, that the poor converts, in despair
of securing their rights, are seeking an
asylum in Alaska. The story is we'll
told by Mr. Welcome, with some
needless digressions and surplusage
of illustration, perhaps, and with some
heat also, but even that seems right
eous under the circumstances, and will
make very interesting reading to those
good souls who are little apt to think
that mission societies like kings can do
no wrong.
(Which? or Between Two Women
in press for immediate publication by
T. B. Peterson & Bros, Philadelphia,
is the latest and most powerful move
! from the pen of the celebrated French
novelist Ernest Daudet. 1t is fully
worthy Of its famous authors great
renutation, and is one Of the strongest
and best love romances ever issued
from the press. The action is brisk
and spirited, while the interest is O.
the most absorbing kind. The scene
is laid in Paris and the country, and
the events are described with rare
vigor and completeness of detail
Many Of the incidents are of the most
thrilling and dramatic description
while the characters are all well drawn
and speak and act like living people
1t is bound to have ego
The National Temperance Society
of this city (58 Reade street, has JUS
published a new volume entitled Alec
hoI in History, by Rev. DR.. Richard
Eddy. This is the second part Of {
series of Prize Essays arranged by Mr.
Job H. Jackson of Pennsylvania, for ar
American standard work on temper
ance. This volume is a most valuable
edition to temperance literature, and
invaluable to students of the grea
question. 1t embraces the historical
statistical, economical and politica
phases of the reform. 1t contain:
many rare documents otherwise mac
cessible except in the largest public
and college libraries, and has very
numerous marginal and reference notes
representing vast amount of careful
research and painstaking labor. The
work has Z general Index, making i
of easy reference.
Mrs. Peterson, the widow Of the
late Charles ]. Peterson, of Philadel
phia, has decided to assume both tht
editorial and business control 0
Peters0n's Magazine. She is emulou:
Of the success of Mrs. Frank Leslie.
Miss Anna Gordon, the friend anC
private secretary Of Miss Frances Z
Willard, is preparing for the Woman!
Temperance Publication Association
a white ribbon birthday book. The
leading temperance workers and speak
erS will be represented by brief senten
ces, the book being in form q compi
lation of sayings.
That new magazine Dress, contains
in its second June) number an excel
lent full-page portrait Of Miss Willard
as frontispiece, and is accompanied by
briet but interesting autobiography OF
Miss Willard, from the pen of Miss
Annie Jenness Miller, the editress oil
Dress. A. RosCowER.